Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-24
0routh Sufferers Relief Bill to Be the
Subject of Special Legislation in
the Senate To-Day,
Entente Cordiale Established By the
Recent Meeting OF the knights
OF Labor and lis Eject.
Some People OF Hood County reported to
BE On the Point OF Starvatfon-GEes-
ham's Engine killing Fin.

| house. composed of Messrs. McGaughey,
Johnson and GarWood, ana C. c. Wilson,
representing the assembly Of Knights OF
Labor now in session in the city, to ad-
wise as to the practibility OF creating g
burea of agriculture and labor statistics.
The delay in the confirmation of the ap-
pOintment of Dr.. Rutherford as state
health officer by the senate has started
tongues to wagging to the effec5 that the
senate is disposed TO antagonize the new
administration at the outset. But from
best information to be gained on this mat
ter there is not the least ground for any
SUCH Impressions.
bill has been introduced IN the house
and is now being considered by the com
mittee on insurance, statistics and histo-
ny, providing for bureau Of agriculture,
one OF the duties of which shall be to Sc
cure as full statistics on agricultural af-
fairs as possible. Walter Gresham of
Galveston is g member of the committee,
aud will offer On amendment to the bill to
have the proposed bureau cover labor sta
tistics also. An invitation has been ex-
tended to leading knights OF Labor COW
in Austin as delegates TO the meeting of
District Assembly No. 18, to
meet q sub-mittee, OF which
! Fir. McGaugheY is chairman,
! aid give their views on the labor statis-
ties part OF the bureau, a2G what its
powers and work should be. Mr.. Gresham
stated to THE GAZETTE correspondent %
night that on the expression Of these
views he VIII base the provisions OF his
amenGment,as he is anxious thar the labor
ing element should be satisfied, and thinks
the proposed bureau, if properly created
and good labor Statistics feature is en-
bodied in it, will do much to avert trouble
between railroad comps MES and their
employees.
THE GAZETTE correspondent sounded
Mr.. Gresham on Senator Harrison's anti
strike and anti.Wsges reduction and dis
charge bill.
Mr.. Gresham, who is o member of the
house railroad committee, said: 81 am
afraid the bill is impracticable. l don't
say that l am opposed to it, for | may
change my mind concerning it, but from
my present light l don't believe it is
practicable measure. You see when q
company has hundreds OF thousands of
men in their employ, with property and
also the ives of people TO look after, it
can not afford to let the employees run
things to suit themselves. Things have
to be managed by a practical system, and
sudden changes Of employees and policies
are often absolutely necessary"
| Mr.. Gresham has introduced a bill in
the house making it G felony for any one
to maliciOus!y ki.l3 railroad engine. He
stated to THE GAZETTE correspondent
! that he announced during his canvass
when running for the legislature 10 dele
cations of knights Of Labor ihat, whether
| they supported him or not, if elected be
would do Ell IL his power 70 have engine
| killing made felony, ard he proposes
doing his best to have this legislature
! pass such : Law.
! The sessions of the XII hts OF Labor
! delegates representing District Assembly
! No. rs the past week, bave not been
altogether as serene as & Summer sun
beam. \ few trJubl0us ripp,es, almost
| OF the SIZE OF breakers, have rolled over
the surface Of pr0cat digs IN tine ; ape Of
| vigorous kicks at certain policies GId the
/ personnel Of the powers that be. It is
| known that ct one time these sChisms
came near eliminating IN II open sir
rupture on the basis II demGnd for the
dividing Up Of District No. IS on
congressional district lines, On Inc ground
that the vast area embraced in the dis
trict makes il uuruly for management and
unfair, in s measure, il the conduct
of effAiIs. The local assemblies
Of Dallas, Houston end Galveston
were the most 0Gtspoken in their state
ments OF grievances and desired to be
permitted 20 Withdraw from District
Assembly -, but when the vote was
taken they were overwhelmingly out
voted and the principle OF Omitted we
stand, divided We fall," was potent and
prevailed. : reaCe was subsequently
arranged AID he vote 10 continue on as
heretofore made unanimous. 1t Is
learned that enc of the results
of the rucu2n has been the making of
radical changes in the executive roard, |
the old members being virtually shU. cut, |
and the reorganization made as follows
J. l. W. Low Of Austin II. II. White
head of Galveston; j. Hartong Of HoUs |
ton, and w. +. Farmer of Mineola. A |
legislative committee of three members, |
it is said, was appointed, as follows: |
Wilson Of Terrell; Stewart Of Sherman, |
and Haux of Austin. These represents
tives are to remain at Austin during the |
session of the legislature to watch after
the interests OF labor, receive petitions
and make suggestions as to 5 lutory |
measures to be enacted 20 Keep harmoni-
Gus relations between employer and en-
ploye 1t is learned from Trustworthy |
sources that the order has emerged from
the cruci3lc of fluctuations of |
the past two years IN better shape |
than it was ever II before, and has profit
ed by experience and the cha stening Of
the rod. A leading Knight puts it to
THE GAZETTE correspondent II this
fashion: "We have struck bottom in cur
troubles and are on the upgrade. The
hot-headed element hiss been shown the
error of their ways and the cen
servative policy of Powderly is to-
day stronger IN al the local as
semblies forming District Assembly IS
than it was imagined could be realized SO
soon. There will rot be likely to occur